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Now that the deadline for underclassmen withdrawing from the NBA draft has come and gone, and most of the major dominoes have finally fallen — giving us a better indication of who will and won’t be playing for each team — here’s my look ahead at how the ACC might line up to start the 2016-17 basketball season… Read More »

After a day off last Wednesday for healing, consoling and individual interviews with members of the 2015-16 team, Williams and his staff turned their focus from the past to the future by heading onto the road to begin recruiting the next generation of UNC players… Read More »

There’s no doubt that the Wildcats are deserving champions and a true feel-good story. But to portray the Tar heels as an unsavory bunch of scoundrels guilty of breaking the rules, mailing in classes and every other possible transgression short of the Kennedy assassination isn’t just unfair, it’s completely inaccurate… Read More »

After Kris Jenkins’ buzzer-beating 3-pointer sent his alma mater to a heart-breaking 77-74 loss to Villanova, Jordan paid a visit to the team’s locker room to console the disappointed team members.… Read More »

The fantastic finish will likely go down as one of the greatest in NCAA tournament history, but that offered little solace to Paige and his Tar Heel teammates after coming up on the losing and of the 77-74 national championship thriller at NRG Stadium… Read More »

HOUSTON — The image that immediately springs to mind when talking about depth in college basketball is a team that attacks its opponent in waves, like last year’s two-platoon Kentucky Wildcats. That’s not always how it works, though. While it’s always an advantage to have nine, 10 or even more players capable of logging meaningful minutes and wearing the other guys down, depth can also manifest itself in more subtle ways. As it has for North Carolina this season. It’s… Read More »

Marcus Paige’s 3-pointer with 9:25 remaining didn’t just break the ice, both for himself and his team, it also halted a 10-point Syracuse run that helped the Tar Heels pull away for an 83-66 victory and a spot in Monday’s national championship game… Read More »